My four-legged partner, Cole’, short for Sobea Collector, was my inspiration to start a second job. As a wise man once said, “Equis costus muchus.” I have found that to be very true, one turned into three and the bills somehow became larger.

I run a small program that challenges girls to learn about God, horses, and themselves. If they complete what usually amounts to two years of work (Complete Parelli Level 2 and many other things) they get to own and take home the horse they have been partnered with free of charge.

I have been trying to find a way for Cole’ and the other horses to help make their own money. At 12 and below, they are too young to have their own Etsy shop, child protection laws, and all that. I tried to have them help with mine, but glass ornaments… It didn’t work out so well, so we settled on figurehead or mascots for now, until they come up with a better idea.

I picked up beading ornaments when someone gave me some seed beads. My mom likes Victorian decorations, so I thought I would try to make her a Christmas present. I did, and still had beads left over. I made a couple more. I might have quit, but I was hired for a very boring day job. My job required sitting, watching, and very little else. Out of self-defense, I took my beading to work to stave off boredom, always designing and never repeating a pattern, that boredom thing again. My collection grew, took over a box, outgrew that, took over most of the extraneous boxes lying around my house, at which point I realized I should be selling some of my growing collection. I experimented with a couple of venues and settled on Etsy.


Check out my other ornaments here: http://www.GallopingGlass.etsy.com

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